This is a very rare [one of 2 known] ice cream set with hand painted scenes of imaginary polar exploration.Created around 1870 the scenes are derived from illustrations in Jules Verne novels by Edward Riou. The unmarked dishes are believed to have been made in France and then decorated in this country. The other set like this was featured in a article about Arctic Imagery in the February 2007 issue of the magazine Antiques on page 78...

This is a nice bronze statue of a Borzoi by the listed artist Ugo Cipriani. It is 9 1/2 inches tall with the base and about 9 inches long. This is in excellent condition and is signed on the base.It would be circa 1920/30 vintage.Works by this artist are scarce. I found 3 bronze examples searching the net.Most of the Cipriani clan worked in stone not bronze. If you collect dog statues or Borzoi items this would be a great addition to your collection.

This is a rare cast Bronze plaque by the Metallic Compression Casting co. of Boston Ma.This co. was the 1st to make bronze hardware for buildings. Some of their door knobs have sold for over $4000.00.They started in the 1870's. I believe this plaque is from the 1870's or 80's. The quality is fantastic with very crisp detail. I presume this was some form of show piece or a advertising piece. Condition is excellent with a nice deep brown patina.Size is 11 by 8 3/4 inches

This is a fabulous bronze plaque by the best French Fondeur Barbedienne. It is a scene from Fontaines fables. 10 1/2 by 8 3/4 inches heavy casting fine detail. Mercie is listed in Bermans. Circa 1870's. This is pictured in Art Bronzes by Michael Wolf page 47. Shown at the Salon of 1875.

This is a fine french bronze with the seal of the exposition universal from 1889. It is 12 inches high and has fine original patina. This artist Jean Didier Debut 1824-1893 is well listed in Bermans bronze books where a companion piece to this one is shown.

This is a wonderful cabinet size art glass vase by the well known firm Harrach from Bohemia. It is 5 inches tall and in perfect condition. It has relief enameled orchids on 3 sides of the vase.a similar vase was sold at Dorotheum on March 8th 2012 lot 161 for 563.00 euros. Ours seems to have nicer decoration.

This is a original 1907 bronze plaque of Leo (Lyov)Tolstoi the famous Russian author by John Flanagan.It is about 7 by 5 inches and is in a oak frame that was done in 1952.The bronze plaque is in excellent condition.Flanagan worked for a time in the studio of August St.Gaudens.He did several large outdoor figures and designed the United States quarter in the 20's along with other plaques. He lived from 1865 to 1952.A great piece to put up in your library.

This is a wonderful large 26inches tall bronze by the well listed French sculptor Ernest Rancoulet. It is titled Repousser De La Renaissance and it is a figure of a Renaissance armourer at work.This is pictured in Berman's books on bronze sculpture.He also made a small version of this man as a silversmith.Little seems to be known about Rancoulet other than he was from Bordeaux...

This is a great original bronze statue of a bull by the famous french artist P.J.Mene. He is well known for his Animalier sculptures.This has a scarce greenish colored patina that is in great condition with just a few areas of slight wear as to be expected on a 125 + years old casting.Size is 5 3/4 inches tall 9 1/2 inches long and 3 1/2 deep.If you collect animal or bovine subject matter this would be a great addition to your collection.

This is an interesting bronze bowl signed Louis C. Tiffany Furnaces Inc. Favrile 406. It is 8 inches across and 4 inches tall.It has an applied ship on the outside and at one time it was silverplated most of this has worn off.

This is a great late 19th century large size copy of the famous statue Venus De Milo. It has the seal of A. Collas Reduction Mecanique set in the back and was cast at the F. Barbedienne foundry.This is a hard to find large size. 37 1/2 inches tall. It is in wonderful condition with a pleasing rich brown finish. It is numbered underneath 116 and also has ink numbers in the underside. One just like it sold in Paris at Sotheby's in 2004 for over $12000.00...

This is a scarce early 1840 to 1854 Black transfer ware teapot by William Ridgeway.It is titled Wilkes Barre Vale of Wyoming. It is in good condition with a tiny flea bite on the top edge of the spout and the edge of the lid and a very small chip on the under side of the inside lip...